woody allen on life

[obrenn2]

I can't get past the fact that woody Allen married his adopted daughter. This is a sick, broken person who makes movies.

[mikelheron20]

@obrenn2 Please explain to me why it is wrong to marry your adopted daughter.

[tremontirocks]

@obrenn2 His marriage to her has been more successful than most marriages. You tell me how he's broken.

[damazywlodarczyk]

@tremontirocks he is a good director(not great) but he was always involved with emotionally underdeveloped women, in order to dominate/control them, please don't try to justify him seducing a child he was expected to raise, you look at him through rose tinted glasses, this kind of moral relativity sickens me

[tremontirocks]

@damazywlodarczyk Most would say he's an inarguably great filmmaker - not just director. He auteured more than a handful of the great American comedies. I'm in no way expressing "moral relativity." I'm actually saying the situation isn't really relative at all. I'm saying is it wise to condemn a relationship that, although it began in a questionable, unorthodox way, blossomed in a decades-long, ongoing marriage? I don't think it is. Most married couples never achieve that.

[l33tpwnzord]

Nihilism is somehow genius?

[Jonmad17]

@l33tpwnzord Do you understand the what nihilism is? This is very far from it.

[OwerDoseThe1]

this gives me something to think about

[pguppie]

I share his sentiment ...this is an addendum to my general disappointment with humanity!

[marypoppins2009]

I think this is the funniest 'stuff' he has ever written, spoken...wonderful, true, so true....

[wyattnedbeaty]

You do not need delusions to be happy. We need direct perception with no thought.

[Clint945]

I love Woody.

He's awesome.

[DanMcCaffrey]

Exactly. I find it hard to respect the views of someone whose never been clinically depressed. That's someone who's never had the guts (or in all fairness, time) to struggle with the truth.

[karenhenriquez]

itz z!!!! =)

[l33tpwnzord]

What a bleak view. Until you've come to experience God though this is a person's experience.

[HowToOwnReality]

@l33tpwnzord god was the lying to the self part woody was talking about, sorry for being honest

[l33tpwnzord]

@HowToOwnReality Quit lying to yourself.

[trisoutlaw86]

@l33tpwnzord idiot

[DanMcCaffrey]

@l33tpwnzord 1:04 Like the man said...

[l33tpwnzord]

@DanMcCaffrey

yea he mad

[dubskinz]

what film is this referring to?

[ChiroQuacker]

he's right..i agree...life sucks...planet earth is nice, nature is nice, the animal kingdom is nice...

its the people...the fucking humans who ruin it....i cant stand most of them

i dont want to re-incarnate

i dont want to resurrect

i want it to be over

but like yogi berra said..it aint over till its over

and if there is a God..just to fuck with me...he'll keep bringing me back

i wish i was likee a light bulb...after x amount of hours it dies out...end of story...

life sucks balls

[TheKevinthekool]

woody Allen makes life seem like a pair of glasses.

[frickadele]

The meaning of life is death.

It's ALL for nothing.

To get through it?...smile and denial.

And have as much fun every moment of your life.

[TheMasterSlasher]

@frickadele I know that I will die and my existence will cease. I know that everybody I love will die and their existence will cease. It doesn't really bother me, I try to cherish every moment.

[pretorious700]

Could the questions be more stupid?

[dberray]

My philosophy is that life is like a one time, meaningless sexual encounter; it rarely lives up to the promise, but how do you turn it down?

-Dave

[TheMasterSlasher]

@dberray I like that.

[fLcGambit]

"A pointless black chaos" Larry David

[BerryMick]

And then of course there's Nichols and May. Yeah, being at the Hungry I would have been incredible. (We know it stood for "Hungry Intellectual", right? Of course, it would have had to have been a good night. I've heard rumors of Woody having such a bad set, with the audience not even listening, that he turned around and performed to the wall. As mentioned, I'm not much for Woody's attitude about living, but his comedy is the very best there is. Some things are as good, but nothing better.

[joanogiff]

The youth who grew up in a post-WW2 generation, residing in a tract house, purchased on the GI Bill, were safe and free of want. This was rather like an "incubation" period for comedy and free-thinking to ferment, to perfection! Shelley Berman, Mort Sahl, Allan Sherman and even Newhart (although he was a bit older) were all a part of that scene. Damn...I can only imagine being in my twenties, sitting in the audience at the Hungry i, around 1962. Lambert, Hendricks and Ross were underrated, too.

[MrMaschingewere]

to which movie this is related to?

[hrWladyslaw]

@MrMaschingewere You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

[1umbnonearth]

People laughed at the end, he was being very serious.

[fLcGambit]

@1umbnonearth you can't help but laugh when someone is being so grim, it lightens the tension

[BerryMick]

I absolutely love most of Woody Allen's movies. He is hands down one of my favorites.That being said, his philosophy of living is nothing but a crap. I don't care if O'Neil (whom I happen to also love as a writer), and Nietzsche, and Freud (whom I have no respect for; his theories on mental health are also crap.) agree with Woody Allen. That doesn't make Woody Allen correct. Life is tough, but get rid of your demand that it should be easier and you won't be nearly as miserable.

[tranquil87]

@BerryMick thx for the self-help and posting virtually the same comment twice

[BerryMick]

I absolutely love most of Woody Allen's movies. He is hands down one of my favorites. Now, that being said, the truth is that his philosophy of living that he puts forth here is nothing but a crock of dog doo. I don't care if O'Neil (whom I happen to also love as a writer), and Nietzsche, and Freud (whom I have no respect for; his theories on mental health are crap.) agree with Woody Allen. That doesn't make Woody Allen correct. (I'm running out of words; I will post another one.)

[Liartar]

of course he is right, you cant fell happy looking at life w/ delusion. it's good that feeling of happyness is not the only nice thing in our lifes. there is truth, kindness, sympathy, curiosity, self-respect and respect of others, taking achivements, joy, many different sources of pleasant emotions. and unreasonable happyness is not among best of them. just recall Robert Nozick's thought experiment.

[hernancori]

@Liartar

Hello. I am curious about Robert Nozick's thought experiment, could you please let me know why it is important to you? thanks

[Liartar]

@hernancori Read wiki page on 'Experience machine', I believe it is relevant.

[cashD]

If only he would watch Zeitgeist: Moving Forward. I think it would change his opinion.

[slickvguy]

He's 100% right.

[Handiman544]

Why overrated? Compared to Freud, or Einstein..yes, he's overrated. Rating implies comparisons. Why compare Woody Allen to anyone. Just listen to him and enjoy his honesty, no matter how scary or real it may be. I do agree with his view on life. I am capable of deluding a bit so I am reasonably comfortable with being alive at this point. Woody Allen exists in a very scary place..most could not survive there.

[SomethingReal1119]

@Handiman544 GREAT comment! I think just like Mr. Allen (when it comes to the meaning of life that is...) I am no intellectual, just introspective enough to ponder my own existence. On a good day, I feel just slightly content...on a bad day, I think like a nihilist... :0P I can relate to Mr. Allen's perspective, for sure.

[JG129]

@Handiman544 Life is whatever you want it to be. His point of view is ridiculous when he says life is without meaning. We give it meaning !!! We have all the tools to make this an amazing experience but some people choose to bitch and complain.

[anetchi]

Fan bloody tastic! I love love love Woody Allen!

[freeri87]

He's good, but clearly overrated.

[lucasalmight]

I just love this man. One of these days I´ve watched Match Point, it´s such a supreme work of art. Thinking about Allen I just feel like if, someday, I make such a big work like he does, whatever my profession will be, i will be satisfied

[marinello6]

Fantasy, delusions, lying to the self and others is the only way to be happy. I have difficulty in using any of these psychological tools. That is why I have been for most of my life, after age 13, pretty miserable.

[guimasmilhafre]

@marinello6 try LSD or marijuana, who knows it will unclog your delusion/fantasy inputs, even if it doesn't, still you have some fun.

[marinello6]

@guimasmilhafre no chance..

[TheGutterMonkey]

My kindred spirit.

[mateo88990]

Exactly how I feel

[fullblowngenius]

Dylan, Woody, Hendrix, Lenny...the genius list is endless.....E

[DontHateMeCrazy]

@fullblowngenius

Are you kidding?

[fullblowngenius]

@DontHateMeCrazy No

[jerryhello100]

@fullblowngenius I agree completely. Dylan and Woody are my favorites.

[veinknamjenbi]

@fullblowngenius Helen's a genius and Dennis is a genius. You know a lot of geniuses. You should meet some stupid people once in a while. You could learn something.

[DanMcCaffrey]

@fullblowngenius Where's the "E" in Bob?

[fullblowngenius]

@DanMcCaffrey Come again? Pardon my ignorance...not sure what you mean~E

[DanMcCaffrey]

@fullblowngenius Pardon my confusion. I thought you were mentioning that a list of geniuses with E's on the end of their names but it looks like it's your sign off. Heck, I guess it works anyways. Wood-ee, Jim-ee, Len-ee, Bob-ee. ;-)

[fullblowngenius]

@DanMcCaffrey Cool buddy....E

[MonicaMihai88]

He is lovely!

[Mamacattband]

life sucks :D

[MrMaschingewere]

@Mamacattband ..and then you die :)

[avron44]

he's hallarious

[jacincolo41]

What a fuckin complete idiot this man is. These fuckups become so self deluded it's amazing. Way to go Woody you are a poster child of the dumbing down of the polluted liberal mind

[ritter89]

@jacincolo41 Ironic that you refer to one of the most intelligent, articulate and well read men in Hollywood as a deluded idiot. His views are held by the majority of the greatest thinkers in human history from Hemingway to Shakespeare and Freud to Schopenhauer. He's actually apolitical and indifferent to political affiliations. As a side note, his son finished an undergrad degree by the time he was 15 and tested 165+ on a standardized IQ test, the antithesis to being"dumbed down"..

[TheEdgarvarese12]

@ritter89 actually majority of great philosophers were very optimistic, Nietzche and Shopenhauer were one of the few pessimists.

[Kbaca]

@ritter89 I love Woody Allen and I think his opinions are informed and valid, but it's important not conflate facts with values. Just because Woody Allen happens to share a particularly dark perspective with historical luminaries does not mean his disposition is truth. He thinks life is bleak, and of course he can point to plenty of evidence to support that conclusion, but we're not talking math here. 

[ididete]

@ritter89 It's obvious you have never read anything by Schopenhauer. Woody Allen is a quasi-thinker, a quack philosopher -- in fact he doesn't even hold himself to be one. He is semi-intellectual and his view on life are kitschy at best. Read some true CONTINENTAL philosophy. He is just a powerful, rich man, who is making a lot of money out of the little wit that he has. And shagging his step-daughters. Regards.

[l33tpwnzord]

@ritter89

To say that a pessimistic view of life is more sophisticated is the height of delusion.

[DanMcCaffrey]

@ritter89 I agree, but it's always the same. Faggot, Slut, Idiot. They're the dismissive words of thoughtless disagreement.

[viniciusb]

@jacincolo41 Can you backup you bullshit with something?

[shrikellyji]

@jacincolo41 you are disgusting..

[katherinebda]

@jacincolo41 shut up u dont know him you r in no position to say that

[bumblebeedancer]

@jacincolo41 Troll.